Details:
- Job Type: Permanent
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Location: Greater London
- Date: 3 days ago
Description:
ROLE OVERVIEW A leading London-based organisation specialising in forensic science and analytical testing is seeking a Quality Assurance Manager to join their team. As the Quality Assurance Manager, you will play a pivotal role in maintaining and enhancing quality standards across accredited laboratory and mass spectrometry services, ensuring continued compliance with international quality frameworks.
KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Your duties as the Quality Assurance Manager will be varied; however, the key duties and responsibilities are as follows:
Maintain and implement ISO/IEC 17025 quality standards across accredited laboratory testing services.
Advise senior leadership and laboratory management on quality requirements, accreditation obligations, and associated regulatory implications.
Oversee day-to-day compliance activities, including internal audits, quality reviews, documentation control, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Investigate deviations, non-conformances, and quality incidents, identifying root causes and implementing effective corrective and preventive actions.
Support external assessments and accreditation audits while ensuring quality management systems remain robust, effective, and fit for purpose.
ROLE REQUIREMENTS: To be successful in your application to this exciting role as the Quality Assurance Manager, we are looking to identify the following on your profile and past history:
A relevant degree in a Life Sciences, Chemistry, Biomedical Science, or related scientific discipline.
Proven experience operating within a laboratory-based quality management framework.
Strong practical knowledge of ISO/IEC 17025, quality assurance systems, auditing processes, and accreditation requirements.
Experience supporting analytical testing environments, ideally within forensic, pharmaceutical, clinical, toxicology, or regulated laboratory settings.
Key Words: Quality Assurance Manager / QA Manager / ISO 17025 / UKAS / Laboratory Quality / Quality Management Systems / Compliance / Internal Audit / CAPA / Continuous Improvement / Accreditation / Analytical Testing / Forensic Science / Mass Spectrometry / Life Sciences / Regulated Laboratory